I would have thought that with a lot of us locked up at home thanks to COVID
we would have seen an upswing in bbsing.
What has everyone been doing to keep themselves sane?
I am usually on the road a lot for work and it's been a while since I have been home this many days straight, especially without heading to the office
during normal office hours.
On 04-15-20 20:55, Netsurge wrote to All <=-
I would have thought that with a lot of us locked up at home thanks to COVID we would have seen an upswing in bbsing.
What has everyone been doing to keep themselves sane?
I am usually on the road a lot for work and it's been a while since I
have been home this many days straight, especially without heading to
the office during normal office hours.
I'm going a bit stir crazy TBO. I had a video call with my Dr yesterday and asked her to prescribe me something to save me from my kids. Her answer: Alcohol. Who says that a universal socialist health care system sucks ;)
Netsurge wrote to All <=-
I'm going a bit stir crazy TBO. I had a video call with my Dr
yesterday and asked her to prescribe me something to save me from
my kids. Her answer: Alcohol. Who says that a universal socialist
health care system sucks ;)
echicken wrote to Netsurge <=-
What has everyone been doing to keep themselves sane?
Printing ~300 face shield headbands took a lot of time, which I
didn't expect at the outset. I thought I'd just be going back to
the printer ever hour and a half to start a new print. Instead I
spent a bunch of time tuning and fixing up my printer.
Then I looked at my dusty old 3D printer sitting on the shelf and
decided to bring it out of retirement. I'd ordered a bed
expansion upgrade for it two years ago, but never installed it
because it seemed like a lot of work so I procrastinated.
In the end I had two printers on the go for ~18 hours a day,
producing five parts at a time.
Joined forces with my employer, and together we donated 1500+
units to the hospital. Our donation pushed them past their target
of 10,000, so I'm done printing for now. (Or free to print crap
for myself again.)
Printing ~300 face shield headbands took a lot of time, which I didn't expect at the outset. I thought I'd just be going back to the printer
ever hour and a half to start a new print. Instead I spent a bunch of
time tuning and fixing up my printer.
Joined forces with my employer, and together we donated 1500+ units to
the hospital. Our donation pushed them past their target of 10,000, so
I'm done printing for now. (Or free to print crap for myself again.)
I like being at home, so it doesn't bother me at all. Working 4 days a week and trying to keep busy.
Have some ideas for BBS things I might work on, but we'll see if I get
to them.
I had a chat ith my psychologist today on the phone ("telehealth" appointment), and he was rather impressed at how I've used ham radio to manage the isolation over the past few weeks. :) Knowing I'm a fairly social person, he was a bit concerned, but underestimated my resourcefulness. :)
Hahaha! But... did she write you a prescription for it, so you
wouldn't have to pay for it? ;-)
"Jim Beam 1.75liter". "Take 4 shots each evening, as needed, for stress". "14 day supply, 26 refills".
I hit 30 units printed and lost my PSU. I ordered a beefier Meanwell to replace it. Just finished printing a new case for it to mount to the Prusa using an old portable 3D printer I made a few years back. Was great to see that it still worked although it took me a while to get it tuned back up.
That is awesome. Great to see people doing stuff like that. If the $illionaire could only see you now.
I doubt if he'd be able to reconcile the idea that someone could be a
bit of a dick to him without also being an enemy of all humankind. Too complex.
My wife and daughter are great (my daughter is 22) but my 13 year old son, he
is just like me which makes me want to kill him most days.
Heh, yeah, I'm curious to see what my son is going to be like when he
gets to that more willful period in his life. Thankfully I don't have to worry about that for twelve and a half years.
I have always wanted to get my licensee and never got around to doing it. I
I would have thought that with a lot of us locked up at home thanks to COVID we would have seen an upswing in bbsing.
What has everyone been doing to keep themselves sane?
I am usually on the road a lot for work and it's been a while since I
have been home this many days straight, especially without heading to
the office during normal office hours.
I'm going a bit stir crazy TBO. I had a video call with my Dr yesterday and asked her to prescribe me something to save me from my kids. Her answer: Alcohol. Who says that a universal socialist health care system sucks ;)
There was an uptick, people setting up new systems, a spike in message
net traffic a couple of weeks ago. Seems to have tapered off a bit, but I'd like to see more.
Joined forces with my employer, and together we donated 1500+ units to
the hospital. Our donation pushed them past their target of 10,000, so
I'm done printing for now. (Or free to print crap for myself again.)
I have always wanted to get my licensee and never got around to doing
it. I know that echicken is also a hammer.
If you have any interest at all, get your license. You'll have it for
life and it'll be there when you want to use it.
If you have any interest at all, get your license. You'll have it for
life and it'll be there when you want to use it.
I think we initially did, but as is always the case, the ebb and flow nature of bbsing dictated that the activity level would peter out a bit.
Working on guitar pedals, /some/ bbs stuff (not enough), playing GTA online..hehe. Watching a ton of crap on TV with my girlfriend which I am frankly sick of.
Same, though this week I found myself back in one of our offices, but
it's necessary work and I'm one of three people there. It's actually
nice to be out of the house.
Hah! Yeah...I hear ya. I've actually all but given up alcohol since the end of January, I think. I miss it but I've been able to avoid it pretty well. My bank account thanks me, I have a taste for expensive scotch and wine.
Do you think MC Hammer is licensed?
On 04-16-20 01:07, Netsurge wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I had a chat ith my psychologist today on the phone ("telehealth" appointment), and he was rather impressed at how I've used ham radio to manage the isolation over the past few weeks. :) Knowing I'm a fairly social person, he was a bit concerned, but underestimated my resourcefulness. :)
I have always wanted to get my licensee and never got around to doing
it. I know that echicken is also a hammer.
On 04-16-20 01:06, Netsurge wrote to echicken <=-
I jumped the gun and saved the last message too quickly.
I enjoy being at home, but being used to being on the road, well, let's just say I miss it, lol.
Took a drive today just to get some different scenery. Hoped on Rexdale Blvd and drove it till it ended. On a side note, Rexdale which then becomes Derry Rd ends all the way in Milton, lol.
On 04-16-20 01:23, echicken wrote to Netsurge <=-
Re: Re: COVID/Cabin Fever
By: Netsurge to Vk3jed on Thu Apr 16 2020 01:07:20
I have always wanted to get my licensee and never got around to doing it.
I
It'd be such a great hobby for you; really plays to a lot of your interests, and there are so many different things you can do with it.
Also it'd be great to have a local friend on the air. I know one other
BBS guy in the area who's also a ham, maybe we could stir up some activity.
If you have any interest at all, get your license. You'll have it for
life and it'll be there when you want to use it.
On 04-16-20 02:54, Netsurge wrote to echicken <=-
If you have any interest at all, get your license. You'll have it for
life and it'll be there when you want to use it.
What's involved and required? Can you point me in the right direction?
On 04-16-20 02:59, Netsurge wrote to ryan <=-
I think we initially did, but as is always the case, the ebb and flow nature of bbsing dictated that the activity level would peter out a bit.
I would have thought the usual sceners would be doing something, mods, apps, something...
Hah! Yeah...I hear ya. I've actually all but given up alcohol since the end of January, I think. I miss it but I've been able to avoid it pretty well. My bank account thanks me, I have a taste for expensive scotch and wine.
I have found myself drinking more. This early afternoon drinking will
end up being really bad for me, lol.
On 04-16-20 03:00, Netsurge wrote to ryan <=-
Do you think MC Hammer is licensed?
If he isn't, you can't touch him (I had to, low hanging fruit).
If you're looking for things to print...how hard would it be to make some Hero Quest miniatures? :P
I could google it, but...what's the licensing cost/time investment? And
what's a bit of kit that I could use when licensed cost? I'm at a premium for
space over here so would have to be something handheld that goes in the closet for storage.
I would have thought that with a lot of us locked up at home thanks to COVID we would have seen an upswing in bbsing.
What has everyone been doing to keep themselves sane?
What's involved and required? Can you point me in the right direction?
Maybe we need to start a "BBS Net", perhaps on IRLP/Echolink or something like
DMR. :)
On 04-16-20 06:53, echicken wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Re: Re: COVID/Cabin Fever
By: Vk3jed to Netsurge on Thu Apr 16 2020 18:15:00
Maybe we need to start a "BBS Net", perhaps on IRLP/Echolink or something
like
DMR. :)
I've actually been wanting to organize something like that for some
time.
Given the proliferation of DMR, that might be the way to go. I'd love
to get more use out of my hotspot.
On 04-16-20 06:29, echicken wrote to ryan <=-
Re: Re: COVID/Cabin Fever
By: ryan to echicken on Wed Apr 15 2020 23:36:40
If you're looking for things to print...how hard would it be to make some Hero Quest miniatures? :P
If the models already exist, it's usually not difficult at all to print them. Just ties up the printer for a while (which can be a long time depending on the level of detail).
On 04-16-20 06:52, echicken wrote to Netsurge <=-
Re: Re: COVID/Cabin Fever
By: Netsurge to echicken on Thu Apr 16 2020 02:54:40
What's involved and required? Can you point me in the right direction?
https://www.rac.ca/study-guides-2/
I found HamStudy to be useful, and there are practice exams available
to help you gauge where you stand.
That page for whatever reason seems to be harping on morse code. Learn
it if you want to, but I never bothered; it's not a requirement.
I can point you toward the guy who did my exams, if he's still doing
them. Very kind and helpful dude, worked down at the CBC.
add Squish and Jam to D'Bridge.
It's never too late, well not until they throw you in the wooden box - which unfortunately happened to a close friend, before he could finish
his studies. :/ It can be a lot of good fun and definitely an asset in these isolated times. :)
LOL I'm more used to track training, but I have been able to get out and train, but as the track is on the other side of town, and there's no
group sessions, I have been creative, doing most of my sessions around
me. :)
What has everyone been doing to keep themselves sane?
I'm going a bit stir crazy TBO. I had a video call with my Dr yesterday and asked her to prescribe me something to save me from my kids. Her answer: Alcohol. Who says that a universal socialist health care system sucks ;)
Question I have been reading your posts about Renegade and have you ever
thought about releasing some of you work on Renegade?
I'd really enjoy playing with it on a VM to live some of the times running
it back in (come on memory) maybe 92.
I can do DMR and have a hotspot running 24x7, but how many of the other sysops
have DMR? That would be my only concern, but if we have enough DMR capable sysops, I'm in. :) Everyone has FM, and anyone with a PC can install Echolink.
Have a look at http://arrl.org, yo get background info and started.
I usually use my printer(s) to produce functional parts - stuff for
around the house, brackets and enclosures for electronics projects and stuff like that - so I couldn't even guess at usual timelines for miniatures and such.
Alcoholism, music, a 13-yr old daughter testing my patience, and trying
to add Squish and Jam to D'Bridge.
https://www.rac.ca/study-guides-2/
I found HamStudy to be useful, and there are practice exams available to help you gauge where you stand.
That page for whatever reason seems to be harping on morse code. Learn
it if you want to, but I never bothered; it's not a requirement.
I can point you toward the guy who did my exams, if he's still doing
them. Very kind and helpful dude, worked down at the CBC.
Nothing. I'm about to lose it. Struggling with work/life balance a bit working from home full time - I find myself working late and/or putting
in work at random hours more than when there was a much cleaner delineation, but then part of that is simply that I've been quite busy lately.
I'd really enjoy playing with it on a VM to live some of the times
running it back in (come on memory) maybe 92.
I haven't given it any thought...
Nothing. I'm about to lose it. Struggling with work/life balance a bit working from home full time - I find myself working late and/or putting in work at random hours more than when there was a much cleaner delineation, but then part of that is simply that I've been quite busy lately.
That is an issue. I find I scatter work through out the day and wander off to read or watch TV. This causes issues when it then takes me 20 minutes or so just to get back to where I was when I left. Argh.
I would have thought that with a lot of us locked up at home thanks to COVID we would have seen an upswing in bbsing.
What has everyone been doing to keep themselves sane?
I'm going a bit stir crazy TBO. I had a video call with my Dr yesterday and asked her to prescribe me something to save me from my kids. Her answer: Alcohol. Who says that a universal socialist health care system sucks ;)
Hah! Yeah...I hear ya. I've actually all but given up alcohol since the end >of January, I think. I miss it but I've been able to avoid it pretty well. My >bank account thanks me, I have a taste for expensive scotch and wine.
Finishing (sanding/smoothing, painting, etc.) is a whole other story and can probably take ages.
I usually use my printer(s) to produce functional parts - stuff for
around the house, brackets and enclosures for electronics projects and stuff like that - so I couldn't even guess at usual timelines for miniatures and such.
I think I studied casually for a couple of months and then went and took the test for my "Basic" qualification. Got 98% or 99% and came away with "Basic with Honours". Went and got my "Advanced" license a couple of
years later.
In the USA you have three levels of licensing (Technician, General,
Extra) and I believe it's also free, however some organizations may
charge a testing fee or a fee for a course, but it wouldn't be much.
The Technician exam is quite simple, so depending on your aptitude you could be ready for it in a day or a week. It's generally wroth writing that exam and the General one at the same time, if not also trying for extra.
There's a huge market for used equipment, and a very wide price range
for new stuff. So a handheld for local use, priced in USD, I would guess you could get something decent, used, for $50 and up, or something
crappy, new, for about the same or slightly more. Sky's the limit,
though; you could pay hundreds and spend your entire savings on radio
gear if you wanted to.
Nothing. I'm about to lose it. Struggling with work/life balance a bit working from home full time - I find myself working late and/or putting
in work at random hours more than when there was a much cleaner delineation, but then part of that is simply that I've been quite busy lately.
I'd really hoped to get more of my project backlog (especially BBS
related stuff) squashed. I was working on that MORE intensely before all of this shit started. I have a door I sunk tons of time into that literally only requires a few string changes and some docs and it's
done, but I haven't touched it in a month. UGH.
Interesting. I need a battery cover for a guitar pedal. Interested? :)
WFH seems to have curtailed my drinking a lot, too.
Can one test online? Again, I'm sure I can just google it, but somehow I think a Pearson testing center isn't an option right now.
Ah, cool. I've gotten a few tech certs this way and am a pretty quick study.
Ok, cool. In the military a lot of my job revolved around RF theory. Hard to
say any more than that but I think this suggests I'd have a decent base of knowledge already.
Given accurate dimensions and an idea of what it should look like, possibly.
The downside is the distance and international border. If the first one
I make doesn't work, then I need to send a second, and a third, and fill out paperwork each time, etc.
Because of COVID-19, tests *are* available online in your country right now, or they were a while back. Some club in Alaska was doing it, I
think. I'll see if I can find the details later.
Sounds like you'll do fine; maybe just skim through some study guides,
do a practice test, and I doubt if you'll have any trouble.
That is an issue. I find I scatter work through out the day and wander
off to read or watch TV. This causes issues when it then takes me 20 minutes or so just to get back to where I was when I left. Argh.
WFH seems to have curtailed my drinking a lot, too.
I spoke with my lead about this today. He said that one hygienic recommendation he's been trying (successfully) is to no longer allow binging TV shows on the weekends and stuff - those are for active hobby engagement time. He binges shows on weeknights after work and shuts off Slack. Seems cool in theory but everything always feels like it's on
fire for me, and it's hard to unplug.
Same here. I really am only a few screens away from putting my board up officially, but there's a backlog of 80 items I want to fix or change,
and I haven't moved on them much in the past month for no reason at all. :/ I need to sit and focus.
What's this door? :P
ryan wrote to Dumas Walker <=-
WFH seems to have curtailed my drinking a lot, too.
I'd be really curious to read a statistic about alcohol
consumption during quarantine. I wonder if we're the exception or
the rule?
Ha! I haven't had that issue so far. I feel like every time I try to wander away early someone IMs me about something and it's back to it. I was going to leave work super early today (I have some work to do late tonight) and sure enough, coworker IMs me to ask about something we were collaborating on right as I'm about to leave. *sigh*
Cool, I'm definitely interested now. I'll have to chase this down.
https://old.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/g21gsw/taking_the_test_in_c
Most of us have started to implement hard out hours, 6 pm and everything is off. We use an internal Zulip server to collaborate, having the app
on my phone doesn't help as I still end up dealing with shit late into
the night because of all you fuckers who live on the west coast.
sysops, I'm in. :) Everyone has FM, and anyone with a PC can install Echolink.
I have relatively hard stop hours normally, thanks in large part to
how... let's say... "dynamic"... my afternoon commute is... but it's
been harder with all of the shit I'm working on lately. Besides, mostly
I only get pestered in my team's normal hours, which usually wrap by
like 4pm PST. Getting bothered all night would be a different story entirely.
I'm using svxlink/qtel. Had a successful echo test but haven't found any live traffic yet. If I'm bored enough maybe I'll try the svxlink server and set up a terrible repeater here with an old HT or something.
So, I'm good to go with DMR or Echolink.
Good advice. I actually already doing something similar, although having to go out into the world to shop now has really put a dent into my
weekend schedule. It's somewhat of a necessity though - I'm an introvert so having to present in a meeting, or interact with a lot of people
during the work day tends to really drain me. Weekends are my me time (although that unfortunately includes a lot of "chores".)
Oh yeah? 0:)
I'm going to try to have another art binge this weekend and finish up
all the stuff you asked for. I hope you can use most of it!
I'm not sure how they feel about testing people outside of their region. However, apparently other clubs are getting organized to do the same, so maybe one in your area will be ready soon.
I miss the structure of being in the office or on the road to be honest. Working from home brings a false sense of comfort which causes the distractions.
We have video conference calls 3 times a week. My wife refers to them as "Put your pants on days".
3 _per week_?! I have one tomorrow at 6am for chrissakes :(
On 04-16-20 10:11, Netsurge wrote to Vk3jed <=-
It's never too late, well not until they throw you in the wooden box - which unfortunately happened to a close friend, before he could finish
his studies. :/ It can be a lot of good fun and definitely an asset in these isolated times. :)
I've got the time now, that's for sure.
On 04-16-20 10:12, Netsurge wrote to Vk3jed <=-
LOL I'm more used to track training, but I have been able to get out and train, but as the track is on the other side of town, and there's no
group sessions, I have been creative, doing most of my sessions around
me. :)
Someone here got fined $880 for doing chin-ups in a park. What is the world coming to.
On 04-16-20 11:28, echicken wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Would be nice if we could bridge the two in some way, but as I recall Echolink isn't very supportive of that kind of thing. DMR would be my preference, but I'm good either way.
Perhaps we should bring this up on some of the ham radio echoes and see what other people think.
On 04-16-20 12:53, Netsurge wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Have a look at http://arrl.org, yo get background info and started.
Thanks.
On 04-17-20 01:33, echicken wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Re: Re: COVID/Cabin Fever
By: Vk3jed to echicken on Thu Apr 16 2020 20:59:00
sysops, I'm in. :) Everyone has FM, and anyone with a PC can install
Echolink.
True, myself being case in point as of half an hour ago. And I found
your conference server and am presently connected to it.
I'm using svxlink/qtel. Had a successful echo test but haven't found
any live traffic yet. If I'm bored enough maybe I'll try the svxlink server and set up a terrible repeater here with an old HT or something.
So, I'm good to go with DMR or Echolink.
On 04-17-20 02:48, Netsurge wrote to echicken <=-
I have been doing a bit of a deep dive into HAM/DMR/Echolink since it
was brought up today.
Let me get this straight. By using DMR or Echolink you can communicate with other people across the Internet. Doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose? Would that not just be like using Skype or <insert name here> VOIP product?
Am I missing something?
On 04-17-20 03:44, Netsurge wrote to ryan <=-
3 _per week_?! I have one tomorrow at 6am for chrissakes :(
Yup. My coworkers seem to think that video conferences are a fun
novelty where I feel like blowing my brains out every time I have to
sit through one.
That's a bit over the top. The cops here here fined a learner driver
over $1000 under COVID laws for being out unnecessarily (the driver was getting up their hours, which has to be done before they can get their licence). However, after a public outcry, the fine was dropped.
Let me get this straight. By using DMR or Echolink you can communicate with
other people across the Internet. Doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose? Would that not just be like using Skype or <insert name here> VOIP product?
Which one? I find it frustrating when people refer to "that, this, your..."
without specifying exactly what. I actually have a LOT of systems you could be
referring to! :/ But since I did hear the fan on the node Tx going, it's
Also, it's sort of the lowest common denominator. If you want to start a "net" with hams of various backgrounds and means, it's good to go with something where they might only need a handheld and not 100' of wire in the air.
I miss the structure of being in the office or on the road to be honest. Working from home brings a false sense of comfort which causes the distractions.
We have video conference calls 3 times a week. My wife refers to them as
Same re: being an introvert. Any social engagement drains me. In fact, my girlfriend chatting my ear off about all her work drama fucking drains
me. We were cut from different cloths.
No pressure! :P And that wasn't intended to be a fire under anyone's
ass. Art is part of what's holding me up, the lion's share of the work
is on me to complete.
WFH seems to have curtailed my drinking a lot, too.
I'd be really curious to read a statistic about alcohol consumption during quarantine. I wonder if we're the exception or the rule?
WFH seems to have curtailed my drinking a lot, too.
Well, it must be nice to have a stress free job... that's all I'm going to say about that one. :P
I spoke with my lead about this today. He said that one hygienic recommendation he's been trying (successfully) is to no longer allow binging TV shows on the weekends and stuff - those are for active hobby engagement time. He binges shows on weeknights after work and shuts off Slack. Seems cool in theory but everything always feels like it's on fire for me, and it's hard to unplug.
Yup. My coworkers seem to think that video conferences are a fun novelty where I feel like blowing my brains out every time I have to sit through one.
How about some help getting a node number for this BBS!
On 04-17-20 11:09, Netsurge wrote to Vk3jed <=-
He was fined because he was in a public park doing so and all public spaces like parks, playgrounds and pools are closed due to the COVID outbreak.
On 04-17-20 12:31, echicken wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Re: Re: COVID/Cabin Fever
By: Vk3jed to echicken on Fri Apr 17 2020 21:30:00
Which one? I find it frustrating when people refer to "that, this,
your..."
without specifying exactly what. I actually have a LOT of systems you
could be
referring to! :/ But since I did hear the fan on the node Tx going, it's
The one that was called VK3JED. I didn't see your callsign anywhere
else in the list of conferences.
On 04-17-20 12:26, echicken wrote to Netsurge <=-
other people across the Internet. Doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose? Would that not just be like using Skype or <insert name here> VOIP
product?
Somewhat.
In the case of Echolink, yes. It's like joining a group voice chat
using any VOIP product, with a bit of ham radio mixed in.
In the case of DMR, sorta. It can be like that, or it can be entirely
over ham radio. Like analog FM, but better audio quality, caller ID,
and text messages.
Some hams just can't set up a large antenna and are restricted to handhelds and shorter range stuff. If they can get a "hotspot" device
or if they can reach the nearest repeater that's connected to one of
these networks, then they're still able to talk to people around the world.
Less relevant today, but imagine 15 - 20 years ago, you could just
bring a walkie-talkie with you when you went out, and use it to talk to your friend in Australia for free (as long as you're within range of
the repeater).
These things have their merits and are interesting to work with. May
not be traditional ham radio, but again, it's a huge hobby with lots of different things to do.
Also, it's sort of the lowest common denominator. If you want to start
a "net" with hams of various backgrounds and means, it's good to go
with something where they might only need a handheld and not 100' of
wire in the air.
On 04-17-20 13:31, Netsurge wrote to echicken <=-
Also, it's sort of the lowest common denominator. If you want to start a "net" with hams of various backgrounds and means, it's good to go with something where they might only need a handheld and not 100' of wire in the air.
I like the idea, like minded people doing like minded things.
On 04-17-20 11:52, jack phlash wrote to ryan <=-
I'm definitely an introvert that can present as an extrovert at times though, and in our relationship, I'm usually the one annoying my girlfriend about dumb work anecdotes. :P
It's directly related to this topic though. Drawing is part of the shit
I haven't felt like I've had the time or motivation to do. :/
Where geographically are you?
My coworkers who are missing out on "social time" by not being in the office, and that believe that no one is able to do anything right now, have a tendency to hijack our teleconferences if allowed to. At least
we do not have to keep our video on... that'd drive me nuts.
Ha! That happens with my coworkers too. There's this one guy on my team who goes out of his way to make thinly veiled "fluff" comments
constantly, and will occasionally take over an entire meeting to raise some meaningless point just for show. Drives me crazy.
Ha! That happens with my coworkers too. There's this one guy on my team who goes out of his way to make thinly veiled "fluff" comments constantly, and will occasionally take over an entire meeting to raise some meaningless point just for show. Drives me crazy.
We have someone like that. Every time he opens his mouth I visualize either putting a pencil deep into his temple or punching him in the throat.
It gets really bad when someone who is not talking and is not on mute
also has their speakers turned up too loud... the feedback is awful. I figured out on Teams meetings I somehow have the ability to mute individuals or even everyone at once. I have not been afraid to use it.
We have someone like that. Every time he opens his mouth I visualize either putting a pencil deep into his temple or punching him in the throat.
We have someone like that. Every time he opens his mouth I visualize either putting a pencil deep into his temple or punching him in the throat.
Ha! Hilariously, I was going to make a similar comment about the guy I was describing but decided not publicize my violnet fantasies would be more prudent... ;)
Ha! Hilariously, I was going to make a similar comment about the guy I
was describing but decided not publicize my violnet fantasies would be more prudent... ;)
Repeat, I'd like to join the door league if I can get a spot!
I just need all the FTN info and anything you think of...
Fill out the app in the SciNet info pack which you can get from https://scinet-ftn.org and send it to me and I will get you going.
Do I send that to you or Dan I only have Dan's email address.
The instructions are in the app, including the email address to send it to.
I have always wanted to get my licensee and never got around to doingI
It'd be such a great hobby for you; really plays to a lot of your interests, and there are so many different things you can do with it.
Also it'd be great to have a local friend on the air. I know one other
BBS guy in the area who's also a ham, maybe we could stir up some activity.
If you have any interest at all, get your license. You'll have it for
life and it'll be there when you want to use it.
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echicken
electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com
* Origin: electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com (77:1/120)
I second that! I had been fairly inactive on air over the last fewYou mean " soviet restrictions'
years, due to sport taking up a lot of my time, as well as social interests. Then along came COVID-19 and all the sovial restrictions.
Ham radio has turned out to be the perfect antidote, giving not only
safe social contact, but an endless stream of projects to work on. :)
djatropine wrote to echicken <=-
I have always wanted to get my licensee and never got around to doingI
It'd be such a great hobby for you; really plays to a lot of your interests, and there are so many different things you can do with it.
Also it'd be great to have a local friend on the air. I know one other
BBS guy in the area who's also a ham, maybe we could stir up some activity.
If you have any interest at all, get your license. You'll have it for
life and it'll be there when you want to use it.
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echicken
electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com
* Origin: electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com (77:1/120)
I 'm interested in taking myv test too and prefer "natural'
technologies "D
Maybe we can spread through the ether realms a massive awakening
towards a reivial of amateur radio .
recording wierd sounds from SDR and slicing'chopping m up and a
waveform editor is a fun lil hobby of mein. .
On 04-26-20 21:08, djatropine wrote to Vk3jed <=-
You mean " soviet restrictions'
And remember the 1920s film METROPOLIS
Maybe we can spread through the ether realms a massive awakening towards a reivial of amateur radio .
It may happen whether we want it or not.
You mean " soviet restrictions'
I have no idea what that drivel was about. :/ Came across as an incoherent ramble.
Text-based interfaces are 'organic' /natural :
And thhere is something about packet bbs's (onlyh from what i've reaqd about) >which is very attractive regardles of 'slow speed'
djatropine wrote to calcmandan <=-
Maybe we can spread through the ether realms a massive awakening towards a reivial of amateur radio .
It may happen whether we want it or not.
Text-based interfaces are 'organic' /natural :
And thhere is something about packet bbs's (onlyh from what i've reaqd about) which is very attractive regardles of 'slow speed'
On 04-27-20 18:22, djatropine wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I have no idea what that drivel was about. :/ Came across as an incoherent ramble.
Oh it definately was intended to be incoherenet ..
On 04-28-20 15:49, Dumas Walker wrote to DJATROPINE <=-bout)
Text-based interfaces are 'organic' /natural :
And thhere is something about packet bbs's (onlyh from what i've reaqd
which is very attractive regardles of 'slow speed'
I have watched a couple of YT videos about packet radio BBSes. They do look pretty neat when you consider that the data is being sent via
radio instead of wired interfaces.
And remember the 1920s film METROPOLIS
I had difficulty reading most of that and making sense of it, but I am familiar with this movie. For a silent film, or any film, it was ahead
of its time.
And remember the 1920s film METROPOLISfamiliar with this movie. For a silent film, or any film, it was ahead
of its time.
I need to watch it again sometime soon.
Phoobar wrote to Dumas Walker <=-
And remember the 1920s film METROPOLISfamiliar with this movie. For a silent film, or any film, it was ahead
of its time.
I need to watch it again sometime soon.
Very true...but if you can...catch a version they did in the 80's with music from I believe Queen.
I have watched a couple of YT videos about packet radio BBSes. They do look pretty neat when you consider that the data is being sent via radio instead of wired interfaces.
And remember the 1920s film METROPOLIS
I had difficulty reading most of that and making sense of it, but I am familiar with this movie. For a silent film, or any film, it was ahead of its time.
Ohhhhh Someone who remembers Metropolis :D
We had the laserdisk of the 80s version. I got the soundtrack below
I have watched a couple of YT videos about packet radio BBSes. They do look pretty neat when you consider that the data is being sent via radio instead of wired interfaces.
Yep. I've always been fascinated by packet radio BBSes. What kind of bps can they pull these days? I haven't seen one in action since the mid 90s and I think that might have topped out at 9600 bps.
I am not sure. I think that might be a question for the original poster. I am not actually a HAM... I just replied because I also find them somewhat fascinating. :)
Someone answer this!
Someone answer this!
Very true...but if you can...catch a version they did in the
80's with music from I believe Queen.
We had the laserdisk of the 80s version. I got the soundtrack below
1. "Love Kills" (Freddie Mercury)
2. "Here's My Heart" (Pat Benatar)
3. "Cage of Freedom" (Jon Anderson)
4. "Blood from a Stone" (Cycle V)
5. "The Legend of Babel" (Giorgio Moroder)
6. "Here She Comes" (Bonnie Tyler)
7. "Destruction" (Loverboy)
8. "On Your Own" (Billy Squier)
9. "What's Going On" (Adam Ant)
10. "Machines" (G. Moroder)
#4 was my favorite as a kid.
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